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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a death of a" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in contexts discussing the concept of death, but it requires a noun to follow "a death of a" to be complete.
Example: "The novel explores the death of a beloved character, leaving readers in shock."
Alternatives: "the passing of a" or "the demise of a".
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Harry Eames [no surname given] Warren Mitchell in A Death of a Salesman was marvellous.
It was a death of a younger part of me.
"I feel like there's a death of a child — my son".
It was a death of a character I've played for five years.
"He's a formidable opponent and it will be a death of a thousand cuts," he said.
But if, as seems likely, he dies a death of a thousand cuts, the moral will be distinctly depressing.
A new "Crucible" could not be produced on Broadway today, nor a "Death of a Salesman," either.
"For me, at least, what happened is kind of like a death of a close family member.
"But once I lost it, I was not going to die a death of a thousand cuts".
It might be a birthday or an anniversary of a wedding or a death of a close family member or friend.
The late Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times, once called the film a "Death of a Salesman" for the 90's, and it remains scaldingly relevant.
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